Gather round, Gen-Zers, for Aaron Rodgers has a swag story for you. During his weekly appearance Tuesday on the “Pat McAfee Show,” the Packers quarterback, 37, went into a lengthy discussion about the nature of swag, after BYU’s Zach Wilson, 21, said Rodgers was lacking it in the way he dresses. “Some of this younger...
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden has chosen Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland to serve as his secretary of the interior. The New Mexico congresswoman, 60, is a member of the Laguna Pueblo people, and if confirmed, would be the first Native American cabinet secretary, in charge of managing the nation’s vast natural resources and tribal and federal lands....
All he wants for Christmas is some backup on gun busts. The NYPD is pulling its weight to get illegal guns off city streets, but needs the help of prosecutors, judges and pols to ensure laws are actually enforced rather than rendered “fake,” Commissioner Dermot Shea said Thursday. “It’s Christmastime, so I’ll ask for one...
Some furloughed staffers of A360 Media are going back to work — but not for the publisher of the National Enquirer. Pocket Outdoor Media, headed by endurance sports entrepreneur Robin Thurston, has hired Micah Abrams, the recently furloughed editor of Men’s Journal, and Sierra Shafer, Powder’s editor-in-chief. A360 Media, formerly known as American Media, kicked...
More than 150 new global plant species were found, some of which are already threatened by extinction.
Shocking photos show what happened when a dozen tractor-trailers skidded out of control on snow-covered Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania during Wednesday night’s winter storm — killing one person and injuring a number of others. The 66-vehicle pileup, including 55 trucks and 11 passenger vehicles, over a mile span on the westbound side of the highway...
Three days before a must-win game, the Giants lost their most irreplaceable player, their offensive coordinator and a practice evaluation of their injured starting quarterback. The cumulative sum is their biggest disruption in this coronavirus-susceptible season. Top cornerback James Bradberry will not play Sunday against the Browns after he was ruled a high-risk close contact...
A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers. The report from Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Wyden of Oregon found the contributions continued in...
Two members of the wealthy Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP offered apologies on Thursday for the role the prescription painkiller has played in the deadly US opioid epidemic but sought to deflect personal responsibility in response to withering criticism from lawmakers. Testifying remotely during a hearing before the House Oversight Committee, David and...
As excitement continues to swirl around the Mets since Steve Cohen became majority owner of the organization, one of the team’s biggest stars is adding to the buzz. Pete Alonso took to Twitter Wednesday to address Mets fans and wish them all a “lovely and blessed Holiday Season,” while adding that he’s been on a...
Police in upstate New York have launched an investigation into a viral video that shows a teenager being beaten and thrown out of a window, according to police and reports. The disturbing footage, shot Saturday in the Erie County town of Clarence, shows at least three people in a room while a young boy is...
Mayor Bill de Blasio must comply with a probe into the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a judge ruled Thursday. Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank said Comptroller and 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has broad authority under the law to request documents and compel testimony from City Hall and agencies to analyze...
More than 70 people have signed a letter criticizing The Stand for the casting decision.
Dozens of dogs saved from slaughterhouses in China will meet their new fur-ever families in California this weekend thanks to a Big Apple-based rescue group. The 27 lucky pooches — including 18 adorable beagles — will be flown 14 hours from Beijing to Los Angeles by No Dogs Left Behind, which rescues pups from the...
Amid her coverage of Winter Storm Gail, NBC New York's Pat Battle accidentally wore a sweet pair of puppy mittens on the air — and got called out by a fan.
Newly released video shows a Kansas sheriff’s deputy mowing down a fleeing black man with his patrol truck, prompting a new federal excessive force lawsuit. Lionel Womack, a 35-year-old former Kansas City detective, said in a five-page complaint filed Thursday that Deputy Jeremy Rodriguez “intentionally swerved” his truck to run him over during the Aug....
A Missouri state lawmaker is accused of having sex with an intern and threatening an assistant from reporting the illicit encounter, according to a report. Rep. Wiley Price IV, a Democrat who represents parts of St. Louis, allegedly told his legislative assistant that he slept with the intern in January after a party at a...
Zorik was a cherished resident of Tallinn, Estonia, for 12 years.
Connie Chung has dished in a revealing new interview on behind-the-scenes tensions with colleagues including Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters and Dan Rather.
Kyle Kuzma doesn’t know what to expect. He’s unsure of his role. He’s uncertain of his future. Entering his fourth season in the NBA, the talented wing has a lot of question marks. “I have no idea,” Kuzma said of his role this year with the Lakers, according to the Los Angeles Times. “We’ll see.”...
A pet lizard went viral for wearing a face mask in public. The adorable reptile in El Paso, Texas, sported a tiny cloth square tied behind its spiky head with yarn. Subscribe to our YouTube!
The odds are stacked against Daniel Jones. An ongoing strained right hamstring. A newly sprained left ankle. And now a delayed practice evaluation. The Giants canceled Thursday’s practice out of “an abundance of caution” after offensive coordinator Jason Garrett tested positive for COVID-19. The collateral impact is a missed opportunity to see Jones’ mobility on...
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Michael Regan, a top environmental official in North Carolina, to be the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a report on Thursday. Regan heads the Tar Heel state’s Department of Environmental Quality, Politico reported. The 44-year-old would be charged with carrying out Biden’s environmental plans, including eliminating carbon...
South Carolina Rep. Joe Cunningham cracked open a beer on the House floor Thursday in an unusual stunt to encourage bipartisanship.
The world’s most powerful internet porn company is owned by a shadowy businessman who barely exists online, a new report says. Bernard Bergemar is the biggest owner of MindGeek, the Luxembourg-based conglomerate behind popular porn sites such as Pornhub, YouPorn and Brazzers, a Financial Times investigation found. MindGeek had long kept Bergemar’s identity a closely...
